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'Destination: Cocktail' is Mezze's Deli Juice

March 30, 2012 | 12:06
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Mezze, La Cienega's Mediterranean small-plates restaurant, is riding bar culture's current savory cocktail wave with a pickle-perfect drink called Deli Juice created by sous chef/mixologist Jonathan Whitener. Like a glass full of garnishes, Deli Juice combines celery, dill, cucumber and mustard with pickle juice and meaty gin for a finger-licking intoxicant that will have you begging for homestyle chips on the side.